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A window of opportunity: a practical guide for developing early intervention in psychosis services
- Author:
- SAINSBURY CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
- Publisher:
- Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 87p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Early intervention services can make a big difference in the lives of young people experiencing psychosis for the first time. This guide argues that if the NHS and social services invest new resources in early intervention they will increase young people’s chances of recovering from mental illness. Over time, they can also save money in other services. Young people across the country often wait for more than a year before receiving treatment for psychosis. Many seek help several times before they get treatment. This increases their chances of long-term mental ill health and social exclusion. The report shows that implementing early intervention services means creating a team with the skills to work with young people to help them not just with their mental health problems but with other aspects of their lives, such as education, work and personal relationships.
The economic and social costs of mental illness
- Author:
- SAINSBURY CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
- Publisher:
- Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 15p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The cost of mental illness in England adds up to £77.4 billion, twice as high as was previously estimated, when quality of life is considered alongside the costs of care and lost work. The figures are:: £12.5 billion for care provided by the NHS, local authorities, privately funded services, family and friends; £23.1 billion in lost output in the economy caused by people being unable to work (paid and unpaid); £41.8 billion in the human costs of reduced quality of life, and loss of life, amongst those experiencing a mental health problem. The costs of mental illness to businesses and to individuals dwarf the sums of money used in treating mental health problems. Some 39 per cent of working age adults with a mental health problem, for example, have no job. That represents a loss to the economy of £9.4 billion: more than the £6.5 billion the NHS spent on mental health services last year. Many of the costs of mental illness are hidden. For example, most people with mental health problems are looked after by relatives and friends on an unpaid basis. The value of this care is estimated at £3.9 billion.
Primary solutions: an independent policy review on the development of primary care mental health services
- Author:
- SAINSBURY CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
- Publisher:
- Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 44p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Primary care plays a fundamental role in caring for people with mental health problems. It also plays an important role in determining the way in which secondary care resources are utilised. However, despite the fundamental role of primary care in addressing mental health problems, there is no clear and comprehensive national policy framework on primary care mental health.